Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 27 November 2021

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 27 November 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Legal
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
27 Nov 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 163 235 203
Rank change year-on-year +72 -32 +17
Permanent jobs citing Legal 589 72 82
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.02% 0.87% 1.06%
As % of the General category 3.70% 2.00% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 346 45 46
10th Percentile £35,250 £36,050 £28,750
25th Percentile £42,517 £46,250 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +26.32% -7.32%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £74,375
UK median annual salary £52,500 £53,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.33% +7.50% -

Legal is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

All General Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 15,924 3,607 4,017
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 54.59% 43.64% 51.95%
Number of salaries quoted 11,460 3,178 3,379
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £86,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +2.94%

Legal
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Legal trend for jobs with a WFH option

Legal
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Legal.

Legal salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Legal
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Legal over the 6 months to 27 November 2021.

Legal salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 27 November 2021, Legal job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Legal.

1 220 (37.35%) Social Skills
2 206 (34.97%) Agile Software Development
3 176 (29.88%) Finance
4 112 (19.02%) Microsoft
5 98 (16.64%) Law
6 93 (15.79%) Azure
7 90 (15.28%) Information Security
8 84 (14.26%) Degree
9 79 (13.41%) SQL
10 70 (11.88%) Project Management
10 70 (11.88%) DevOps
11 68 (11.54%) Mentoring
12 66 (11.21%) Analytics
13 65 (11.04%) Banking
14 61 (10.36%) Scrum
14 61 (10.36%) Stakeholder Management
15 57 (9.68%) TDD
16 56 (9.51%) JIRA
16 56 (9.51%) GDPR
17 55 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
17 55 (9.34%) Computer Science
18 53 (9.00%) Data Protection
18 53 (9.00%) Business Intelligence
19 50 (8.49%) AWS
20 49 (8.32%) QA
20 49 (8.32%) .NET
21 48 (8.15%) C#
21 48 (8.15%) Data Management
21 48 (8.15%) SaaS
22 47 (7.98%) ISO/IEC 27001

Legal
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 39 (6.62%) SharePoint
2 34 (5.77%) CMS
3 18 (3.06%) Documentum
4 12 (2.04%) Confluence
5 8 (1.36%) EPiServer
6 7 (1.19%) SAS
7 5 (0.85%) Kentico
7 5 (0.85%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (0.85%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.51%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.34%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.34%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.17%) Appian
10 1 (0.17%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.17%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.17%) JBoss
10 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.17%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 33 (5.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.57%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (2.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (2.04%) Sketch
6 11 (1.87%) MS Visio
7 8 (1.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (1.36%) UserZoom
8 6 (1.02%) InVision
8 6 (1.02%) Marvel
9 5 (0.85%) SPSS
10 3 (0.51%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.17%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.17%) Figma
Business Applications
1 17 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.38%) Oracle EBS
2 14 (2.38%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.85%) Sentinel
3 5 (0.85%) TrackWise
3 5 (0.85%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.68%) Oracle Applications
5 3 (0.51%) Magento
5 3 (0.51%) SDL Web 8
6 2 (0.34%) Adobe Campaign
6 2 (0.34%) Findur
6 2 (0.34%) Relativity
6 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.34%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.17%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.17%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.17%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 93 (15.79%) Azure
2 50 (8.49%) AWS
3 48 (8.15%) SaaS
4 34 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (3.40%) PaaS
6 19 (3.23%) IaaS
7 18 (3.06%) GitHub
7 18 (3.06%) Power Platform
7 18 (3.06%) Veeva
8 16 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.70%) GCP
10 8 (1.36%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.02%) Miro
11 6 (1.02%) npm
12 5 (0.85%) Azure Active Directory
12 5 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (0.85%) Canva
12 5 (0.85%) Firebase
12 5 (0.85%) Serverless
13 4 (0.68%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.87%) Firewall
2 6 (1.02%) HTTP
2 6 (1.02%) SMS
3 5 (0.85%) Internet
4 4 (0.68%) Intranet
5 2 (0.34%) Cisco IPT
5 2 (0.34%) DNS
5 2 (0.34%) SMTP
5 2 (0.34%) WAN
6 1 (0.17%) DHCP
6 1 (0.17%) LAN
6 1 (0.17%) Network Security
6 1 (0.17%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.17%) SAN
6 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.17%) VPN
6 1 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.07%) SQL Server
2 21 (3.57%) MongoDB
3 16 (2.72%) Power BI
4 14 (2.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 13 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.53%) Big Data
6 9 (1.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (1.19%) Blockchain
7 7 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.02%) MySQL
8 6 (1.02%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.85%) EDRMS
9 5 (0.85%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.85%) Metadata
9 5 (0.85%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.51%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.34%) QlikView
12 2 (0.34%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 56 (9.51%) JIRA
2 28 (4.75%) Git (software)
3 18 (3.06%) Selenium
4 12 (2.04%) Ranorex
4 12 (2.04%) Team Foundation Server
5 10 (1.70%) HP UFT
5 10 (1.70%) TestRail
6 9 (1.53%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.36%) Jasmine
8 7 (1.19%) Cucumber
9 6 (1.02%) Axure RP
9 6 (1.02%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.68%) Subversion
11 3 (0.51%) JMeter
11 3 (0.51%) LoadRunner
11 3 (0.51%) NeoLoad
11 3 (0.51%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.34%) Protractor
12 2 (0.34%) RStudio
12 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 220 (37.35%) Social Skills
2 176 (29.88%) Finance
3 98 (16.64%) Law
4 65 (11.04%) Banking
5 55 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (6.62%) Marketing
7 32 (5.43%) Games
8 28 (4.75%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (4.58%) Telecoms
10 25 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
11 24 (4.07%) Retail
12 23 (3.90%) Billing
12 23 (3.90%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (3.06%) Advertising
14 17 (2.89%) Publishing
15 15 (2.55%) Back Office
16 14 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (2.04%) Manufacturing
18 10 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (1.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 77 (13.07%) Analyst
2 68 (11.54%) Developer
3 40 (6.79%) Project Manager
4 39 (6.62%) Business Analyst
5 33 (5.60%) Consultant
6 30 (5.09%) Architect
7 25 (4.24%) Software Engineer
8 23 (3.90%) IT Manager
9 21 (3.57%) Information Manager
9 21 (3.57%) Security Manager
10 20 (3.40%) Information Security Manager
10 20 (3.40%) Senior Software Engineer
11 19 (3.23%) .NET Developer
12 18 (3.06%) Implementation Consultant
13 17 (2.89%) Cloud Architect
14 16 (2.72%) Senior Analyst
14 16 (2.72%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (2.55%) Full Stack Developer
16 13 (2.21%) Cloud Engineer
16 13 (2.21%) Cloud Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (8.32%) .NET
2 40 (6.79%) React
3 32 (5.43%) Node.js
4 30 (5.09%) CSS
5 29 (4.92%) HTML
5 29 (4.92%) REST
6 18 (3.06%) ActiveMQ
6 18 (3.06%) MEAN Stack
7 17 (2.89%) Web Services
8 14 (2.38%) ASP.NET
9 13 (2.21%) AngularJS
9 13 (2.21%) Redux
9 13 (2.21%) SOAP
10 11 (1.87%) YAML
11 10 (1.70%) ASP.NET Web API
12 9 (1.53%) Kafka
13 8 (1.36%) HTML5
13 8 (1.36%) Middleware
14 6 (1.02%) .NET Framework
14 6 (1.02%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.81%) Management Information System
2 44 (7.47%) Self-Motivation
3 31 (5.26%) User Experience
4 23 (3.90%) Data Protection Act
4 23 (3.90%) Mobile App
5 20 (3.40%) Cloud Native
6 19 (3.23%) Life Science
7 18 (3.06%) Legacy Code
8 9 (1.53%) Freedom of Information
8 9 (1.53%) NHS
9 8 (1.36%) DataPower
9 8 (1.36%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.02%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.02%) Learning Management System
12 5 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.68%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.68%) Cyberthreat
13 4 (0.68%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.68%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.57%) Windows
2 14 (2.38%) Linux
2 14 (2.38%) Unix
3 11 (1.87%) Android
3 11 (1.87%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.68%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.51%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.34%) VMS
7 1 (0.17%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (34.97%) Agile Software Development
2 90 (15.28%) Information Security
3 70 (11.88%) DevOps
3 70 (11.88%) Project Management
4 68 (11.54%) Mentoring
5 66 (11.21%) Analytics
6 61 (10.36%) Scrum
6 61 (10.36%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (9.68%) TDD
8 55 (9.34%) Computer Science
9 53 (9.00%) Business Intelligence
9 53 (9.00%) Data Protection
10 48 (8.15%) Data Management
11 44 (7.47%) Data Privacy
11 44 (7.47%) Microservices
11 44 (7.47%) Software Engineering
12 42 (7.13%) Problem-Solving
13 41 (6.96%) Decision-Making
13 41 (6.96%) Risk Management
14 39 (6.62%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 79 (13.41%) SQL
2 48 (8.15%) C#
3 45 (7.64%) JavaScript
4 35 (5.94%) TypeScript
5 32 (5.43%) Python
6 29 (4.92%) Java
7 20 (3.40%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.70%) C
8 10 (1.70%) Go
8 10 (1.70%) R
9 9 (1.53%) Ruby
9 9 (1.53%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.36%) Bash Shell
10 8 (1.36%) Java 8
11 7 (1.19%) C++
11 7 (1.19%) VBA
12 5 (0.85%) VB
13 3 (0.51%) Apple Swift
13 3 (0.51%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.51%) Perl
Qualifications
1 84 (14.26%) Degree
2 29 (4.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 28 (4.75%) CISSP
4 24 (4.07%) CISM
5 13 (2.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 13 (2.21%) ISTQB
5 13 (2.21%) Oracle Certification
6 10 (1.70%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 8 (1.36%) PMP
8 7 (1.19%) CEH
8 7 (1.19%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.19%) Security Cleared
9 6 (1.02%) CRISC
9 6 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 4 (0.68%) CISA
10 4 (0.68%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.51%) SC Cleared
12 2 (0.34%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (9.51%) GDPR
2 49 (8.32%) QA
3 47 (7.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 12 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (1.87%) PCI DSS
7 10 (1.70%) SLA
8 9 (1.53%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (1.36%) Good Clinical Practice
9 8 (1.36%) GRC
10 6 (1.02%) WCAG
11 5 (0.85%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.68%) HL7
13 3 (0.51%) Data Quality
13 3 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 3 (0.51%) NCSC
13 3 (0.51%) NIST
14 2 (0.34%) IFRS
14 2 (0.34%) PMO
System Software
1 15 (2.55%) Docker
2 12 (2.04%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.68%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.17%) vCloud
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (3.06%) Terraform
2 13 (2.21%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.85%) Nessus
4 3 (0.51%) Ansible
4 3 (0.51%) Grafana
4 3 (0.51%) SCCM
5 2 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.17%) SCOM
Vendors
1 112 (19.02%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.41%) Oracle
3 17 (2.89%) SAP
4 15 (2.55%) Facebook
4 15 (2.55%) Instagram
4 15 (2.55%) Twitter
5 14 (2.38%) HP
6 13 (2.21%) Infor
7 12 (2.04%) Adobe
8 11 (1.87%) IBM
8 11 (1.87%) Salesforce.com
9 10 (1.70%) VMware
10 9 (1.53%) Atlassian
10 9 (1.53%) Pega
11 8 (1.36%) Cisco
11 8 (1.36%) iManage
12 6 (1.02%) Reuters
13 5 (0.85%) OpenText
13 5 (0.85%) Siebel
13 5 (0.85%) Sitecore